It's now easier for prostitutes to pay their taxes in Germany. (Shutterstock)

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Prostitution is not only legal in Bonn, Germany, the city has implemented a new "sex tax" for prostitutes who want to ply their trade. City officials also have come up with a novel way to get their money: They've installed automated meters in red-light districts, akin to parking meters, reports Der Spiegel. Prostitutes who want to work must plug in about $9 and get their nightly permit. Those caught without one face fines of about $150.

"It's not fair that some women who work in establishments like sex centers or sauna clubs are taxed only because we can find them more easily there," explains a city official. Plus, many of the streetwalkers come from other countries and struggle with the appropriate paperwork. The permit-dispensing meters makes it a snap.

Now the prostitutes in brothels,sauna's have no need to complain.. Taxation for all

crafter67

Sep 4, 2011 3:01 PM CDT

Sex is legal (if your over 18) and selling services are legal - I never understood why touching a body in a massage is considered legitimate but massaging other parts makes it illegal...

GeminiMishy

Sep 1, 2011 9:58 AM CDT

Much like the more open "War on Drugs," the US's war on sex will simply never work. Instead, do this, get tax revenues, make it safe, and move on. No one HAS to use the drugs, no one HAS to bang the hookers. What is so hard about this concept?